Tag: North Country

CONGRATULATIONS TO ME! I JUST WENT OVER 5,000 VISITORS ON MY BLOG! It’s been a busy summer! Had a Backyard Wedding for Chelsea & Matt ********** Made Some Wild Turkey Soup ********** Did Some Bottle Diving ********** And A HOLE Lot Of Digging! ********** I’ll write mores stories soon....

June 4th, 2020 The Backyard Wedding Planner DAY ONE: A GOOD START! “OKAY… I CONFESS!” “I – Dick Monroe – Father of the Bride – have been planning my daughter Chelsea Rae’s backyard wedding since the day she was born.” I realize that this may not be quite the...

& Other Select Poems by “The Accidental Poet” I don’t consider myself a poet. The few poems I do write happen quite by accident. A single word softly whispers. A quiet voice soothes my spirit. A thought trickles past. From somewhere hidden deep in my mind’s forest, an unmarked...

This is a piece that I submitted and had rejected by Adirondack Life Magazine for publication. That happened several times. I had a pretty good batting average with them over the years. In the end, I believe they published about half of the articles I submitted. I never knew...

MY TRUE ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS BEAR ENCOUNTER Author’s Note: Originally appearing as “Cliff The Bear” – “A Memorable Encounter At Lake Colden”, this true life vignette was the second in a series of five articles I had published by Adirondack Life Magazine over a six year period beginning in...

“An Adirondack Outlaw Rescue Tale” Author’s Note: This TRUE rescue tale was the 3rd in a series of five articles I have had published in Adirondack Life Magazine through the years. It originally appeared in their August 2016 Issue as the “Barkeater” entry under their title, “Mayhem on Middle...

“A memorable rescue – or robbery? – on Middle Saranac Lake” ********** Author’s Note: Originally written and submitted for publication under the title “Turtle Soup”, this true-life vignette was the fourth of a series five I have had published in Adirondack Life Magazine over the past several years. It...

While Everyone Out There Seems Preoccupied With Wipin’ Their Ass My Adirondack Outlaw Survival Strategy Remains Simple: “Stockpile Outlaw Essentials“ STRONG COFFEE GOOD WHISKEY GASOLINE A GOOD SHARP KNIFE AMMO CA$H ********** Until Our Trails Cross Again: Live The Day You Are In Live Outlaw Real ADKO...

“My Adirondack Baseball Journey” There Once Was a Time Where Every Town Had a Team Every Team Had a Star Every Boy Had a Dream **********      I grew up in the 1960’s and ’70’s.  An era when baseball was still our nation’s true pastime. When every stick was...

My Fingers Are Clumsy Now My Vision Ain’t So Good Kinda Like My Writin’ A Bit Rustic Perhaps Sometimes Raw Often Rusty But Mostly All True Authentically Me Steadfast In Resolve Living Life “Outlaw Real” ********** Until Our Trails Cross Again: Row Towards Zen Free Of Fear Live A...